Last updated: June 9, 2026 Quick Answer An HPV test checks a cervical sample for high-risk HPV types, often alongside a Pap test that looks for abnormal cells. It’s a routine part of cervical screening for women, usually from their…
Last updated: June 8, 2026 Quick Answer There is no approved drug that targets the HPV virus itself — but that does not mean nothing can be done. The symptoms HPV causes, especially genital warts and precancerous cell changes, are…
Last updated: June 8, 2026 Quick Answer: Most HPV infections cause no symptoms at all and clear on their own. When symptoms do appear, the most common sign is warts — genital warts from low-risk types, or common and plantar warts elsewhere…
Last updated: June 8, 2026 Quick Answer: The HPV vaccine (Gardasil 9) protects against the HPV types that cause most cervical and other HPV-related cancers and genital warts. It works best given before any sexual contact — routinely around ages 11–12,…
Last updated: June 8, 2026 Quick Answer: Genital warts are small, soft growths on the genital or anal area caused by low-risk types of HPV (usually 6 and 11). They’re very common, usually painless, and do not turn into cancer. They…
Last updated: June 8, 2026 Quick Answer HPV (human papillomavirus) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It spreads through skin-to-skin and sexual contact, and there are more than 200 types — low-risk types cause warts, while high-risk types can…
